Obituaries

KEITH POLACEK

Keith Sherman Polacek, 62, died Saturday, July 26, 2025 in Wichita.

He was born July 13, 1963 to Robert and Patsy Jean (Pickering) Polacek.

He graduated from Chester High School in Chester, Ill. in 1984.

Charles "Chuck" Gates, 77, died Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025 at Wheatridge Care Park in Liberal.

He was born Dec. 3, 1947 to Allen and Ida (Manthe) Gates.

He was a graduate of De Soto High School in De Soto with the Class of 1965.

ELKHART – Rosanne (Jones) Panter, 94, died Tuesday, July 29, 2025.

She was born Jan. 27, 1931 to Boyd and Naomi Irene (Yohe) Jones.

She married her husband, Dee, June 16, 1950. He preceded her in death.

Gloria Garcia Martinez de Gallo, 52, died Wednesday July 23, 2025 in Amarillo, Texas.

She was born Oct. 23, 1972 to Fransico Garcia Gonzalez and Emilia Martinez Barrera at Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

She married Jose Raul Gallo Barajas March 3, 1990. He preceded her in death Dec. 21, 2019.

Jay Carl Hauser, 73, died Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at his home in Liberal.

He was born Aug. 27, 1951 to Roy and Wanda (Froelich) Hauser.

He married Nicki Weaver July 18, 1976. She survives.